After years of pressure from Democratic members of Congress (led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse), and after startling revelations about how right-wing billionaires have provided lavish gifts and financial benefits to Clarence Thomas and other justices, and after the press has exposed the right-wing network of dark money organizations led by Leonard leo seeking to influence the court, the Supreme Court has adopted a voluntary code of ethics. It contains slight wording changes compared to the ethics code imposed on all lower judges of the federal judiciary, and it is less stringent than the code applied to employees of the legislative and executive branches. There is no enforcement mechanism.
This article also gives a brief overview of the questionable practices by several justices that have uncovered over the past years.
Sen. Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Judiciary, said the Committee would continue efforts to issue subpoenas for Leo and for billionaire Thomas benefactor Harlan Crow. Republicans on the Committee have delayed the process by introducing 90 amendments to the motion authorizing the subpoenas.
Charlie Cooper
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